Articles

by Stephen Barton

In the 35 years that I have worked in human resources I have been fortunate enough to use or at least be exposed to most personality and behavioural profiling tools. As a consultant working both here in Australia and internationally, DISC ADVANCED® has proved to be the most versatile and useful profiling tool I have come across. It is certainly my tool of choice and go-to instrument when clients need to understand behaviour at work and seek to improve communications and working relationships.

by Greg Phillips

So much has been written about change and yet so many people and organisations just don’t get it. Take a look at some of the effects of not planning for change.

by Greg Phillips

A couple of topics that have been ‘hot’ for quite a while are the talent shortage (and what recruiters refer to as a ‘candidate-short market’) and staff retention. If you are in a HR, Training or Leadership role, this won’t be news to you. So……

by Greg Phillips

Most people misunderstand teamwork. Here we take a look at why teamwork regularly fails.

by Greg Phillips

We examine why some people consistently succeed while others don’t and examine the effect of a great leader compared to a good leader.

by Greg Phillips

What makes a true leader? What are the elements of true leadership? Even if you’re not a leader, what can true leadership teach you about influence?

by Greg Phillips

Greg Phillips was recently in a forum of business leaders who were discussing the question of whether leaders were born or made. The unanimous decision was…

by Greg Phillips

There are different levels of engagement in the workplace. So, how endemic is the problem of disengaged employees? Research results demonstrate the very high cost to business of disengaged employees……